Limestone cassia
Senna timoriensis

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 10 m high. The leaves have 8-24 pairs of leaflets. They are 2-6 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. They are oblong with a blunt tip. The young leaves have yellow hairs underneath. The flowers are yellow. They are in dense branched clusters at the ends of twigs. The fruit are 8-16 cm long. They are yellow. They split open when mature.

Also as Caesalpinaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on calcareous soils. It grows up to 1,100 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, East Timor, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste

How it is used for food

The young leaves are eaten. The young pods are sometimes eaten and also regarded as a medicine.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit, flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ai-karui-tasi, Eheng, Haringhing, Kajoo pelen

Synonyms

Cassia arayatensis Llanos; Cassia laxiflora Benth.; Cassia timoriensis DC.; Cassia xanthocoma Miq.;